Program Manager
Information Innovation Office
Caleb Royer joined DARPA as a program manager for the Information Innovation Office and Adaptive Capabilities Office in March 2025.
His research interests include distributed systems, networks, space systems, security, and edge computing.
Prior to his position at DARPA, Royer was head of Space Technology at Scientific Systems Company Inc. (SSCI) and led technology strategy, research and development, partnerships, and technical staff for a broad base of space systems, networked systems, command and control, intelligence, and edge processing software for a variety of national security customers.
Before SSCI, Royer worked at Applied Defense Solutions, acquired by L3Harris, as well as Riverside Research, Aurora Flight Sciences, and other private sector companies.
Royer’s academic work focused on classical AI applied to autonomy, control theory, and multi-disciplinary design optimization.
Education
- MS, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley